Knockdown cot.



No. 732,755. l PATENTE/D JULYA 7,1903.'

J.- LINDEN, P. PBIRSON & 0.1;. JosBPHsAN.

KNGKDOWN C()"I..

APPLIOATION FILED nso. 1.1, 1902,

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PATBNTED JULY 7, 1903;

No. 732,755. l y 7 l J. LINDEN, P. PBIRSON a c.- B. JOSEPHSAN. VKNOGKDOWN 00T. f

APPLICATION FILBD'DBO. 17, 1902.

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Patented July 7, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

.roi-IAN LINDEN, PETER PEIRsoN, AND onARLY E. JOSEPHSAN, OF BROOK- i LYN, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters'Patent No. 732,755, dated July 7,1903.

Application filed December 17, 1902. Serial No. 135,552. (No model.) A

To all whom, t may concern:

.Beit known that we, JOHAN LINDEN, PETER PEIRsoN, and CHARLY E; J osEPHsAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in

the county of Kings and State of New York,

- ed from place to place.

Another object is to provide a raised end to the cot which has suitable means for supportingit in such position, this end serving the purposes of a pillow.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed. v Y

ln the drawings, Figure 1 isa side elevation of our improved cot ready lfor use. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 3 is an end elevation;

and Fig. 4 is a section online 4 4, Fig. 1, withv the canvas removed. .Y

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 l are standards arranged in groups of two, and the standards of each group are pivoted together adjacent to the center and adapted to be crossed whenthe cot is in open position. Ears 2 are secured tothe outer faces of the ends of standards 1, and to each of these ears is hinged aplate 3. A lazy-tongs 4 is arranged at each side of the standards 1, and the ends vof these tongs are pivoted to the plates 3, arranged upon the end standards of the cot. The jointsintermediate the ends of the tongs are secured in a similar manner to the remaining plates 3, and it will thus be seen that when thestandards are drawn outward from each other they will be automatically crossed by the lazy-tongs as they are contracted and expanded. The pair of standards 1, arranged at one end of the cot-frame, is provided with means for limiting the movement of the several parts when said frame is opened. This means `consists of two oppositely-arranged similar curved strips 5, one of which is pivoted at its lower end to the lower portion of each Vof said end standards l. Slots 6 are formed inthe strips for the reception of studs 7, extending laterally from the upper portion of the opposite standard, and it will be seen that when these standards are crossed or opened the studs 7 will be caused to travel downwardwithin the slots 6 until the ends thereof are reached. The upper ends of strips 5 extend to points above the ends of the extended standards 1 and have curved recesses 8 therein for the purposes hereinafter described.

A hooked plate 9 is arranged at the upper end of each standard 1, and each is adapted to be engaged bya loop 10, extending downwardly from a side bar 11. Two of these bars are provided, one for each side of the cot, and each bar is preferably formed in sections, the ends of which engage in any suitable manner,

as by means of a, tongue and socket 11.

(Shown in dotted lines in Fig. l.) One loop 10 is provided for each section of the rods. Strips 12 are pivoted tothe inner sides of the bars 11 and are adapted to extend upwardly at an incline therefrom and rest within the recessed ends of the slotted brace-strips 5, and canvas 13 is secured at the sides to the barsll and is held inclined at one end of the cotrby these strips 12. The end of the canvas is adapted to be securely held upon the inclined strips 12 by means of straps 14, ex-

tending from the corners of said end, and

the ends of these straps are adapted `to engage louttons 15,formed upon the adjacent cot, the canvas is'removed therefrom by dis.

engaging the straps 14 from the buttons 15 and by removing the loops 10 from the hooks 9. The canvas andthe side rails can then be removed and the sections of said rails disengaged to permit the canvas to be folded and rolled. The standards l are then moved t0- ward each other, and as the lazy-tongs will at the same time be shortened and extended said standards will be sim nltaneously closed together and formed into a compact bundle.

In the foregoing description we have shown the preferred form of our invention; but we do not limit ourselves thereto, as we are aware that modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or sacrificing vthe advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. The combination with a cot having an extensible frame formed of crossed standards and lazy-tongs connectingr said standards; of a slotted strip pivoted to one of the standards, and a stud upon the adjacent standard engaging the slot in saidstrip.

2. The combination with a cot having an extensible frame formed of crossed standards and lazy-tongs connecting said standards; of slotted strips pivoted to the lower portions of the standards at one end of the frame, and lugs upon the upper portions of said standards adapted to engage the slots in the strips and thereby retard the movement of the standards in relation to each other.

3. The combination with a cot having an extensible frame formed of crossed standards and lazy-tongs connecting said standards; of slotted strips pivoted to the lower portions of the standards at one end of the frame and adapted to engage the upper portions of t-he opposite standards at said end, side rails detachably secured to the upper ends of-the standards, a iiexible connection between the' said rails, and strips pivoted tothe side rails and seated upon the ends of the slotted strips, said pivoted strips extending under the flexible connection.

4. The combination with a cot having an extensible fra-me formed of crossed standards and lazy-tongs connecting said standards; of slotted strips pivoted to the lower portions of the standards at one end of the frame and slidably mounted upon the upper portions of said standards, side rails detachably secured to the upper ends of the standards, a flexible connection between said rails, strips pivoted to the inner sides of the railsat one end thereof, and means for securing the flexible connection upon the pivoted strips.

5. The combination with a cot having an extensible frame formed of crossed standards and lazy-tongs connecting said standards; of slotted strips pivoted to the lower portions of the standards at one end of the frame and adapted to engage the upper portions of said standards, side rails formed of interlocking sections detachably secured to the upperends of the standards, strips pivoled to the inner faces of the side rails nearone end thereof", a flexible connection between the side rails and the pivoted strips, means for detachably securing said flexible connection to the inclined strips, and an extension to the strips.

6. In a cot, the combination with interlock ing side rails having loops extending therefrom for engagement with supporting-standards; of strips pivoted to the inner faces of the rails at one end thereof, a flexible strip connecting the side rails and extending over the pivoted strips, straps at one end of said flexible strips adapted to engage the adjacent 4 ends of the side rails, flexible flaps4 secured to the side rails and adapted to overhangr the loops, an extension to the flexible strip adapted to be folded thereon and form a pocket, and means for securing said extension upon the strip.

In testimony whereof we afix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHAN LINDEN. PETER PEIRSON. y CHARLY E. JOSEPI'ISAN.` lVitnesses:

C. ANDERSEN, S. SALvEsEN. 

